Seniors in Ontario often face a shortage of affordable housing and long wait lists for long-term care. Shared housing is an option for many seniors. In Port Perry, four women – two of them retired RNs -- decided to move into a renovated home that would support their needs as they age. The four women, who have been nicknamed the Golden Girls of Port Perry, faced pushback from their municipal government regarding senior home-sharing because the building permit they presented to their local council violated zoning bylaws that did not allow for a communal dwelling. They voiced their concerns first to the Ontario Human Rights Commission, then to their MPP, Lindsey Park, who took their concerns one step further by introducing a private member’s bill that, if passed, will ensure municipalities interpret the Ontario Planning Act in a way that encourages home-sharing by unrelated seniors as an affordable housing solution. Bill 69, also known as The Golden Girls Act 2019, was introduced by Park in January 2019, and passed second reading on Feb. 28. RNAO CEO Doris Grinspun shared nurses’ support of the proposed legislation at a media conference on the same day at Queen’s Park.